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medley
[medley 词源字典]
medley:
see
mix
[medley etymology, medley origin, 英语词源]
medley (n.)
c. 1300, "hand-to-hand combat," from Old French
medlee
, variant of
meslee
(see
meddle
). Meaning "combination, mixture" is from mid-15c.; that of "musical combination consisting of diverse parts" is from 1620s.